Abstract
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a reversible metabolic disorder that is characterized by acute muscle weakness and hypokalemia. It predominantly affects males of Asian descent. We describe the youngest such patient yet reported, a 13-year-old Asian male with a history of transient attacks of weakness who presented to our emergency department with weakness in his extremities and mild tachycardia. Laboratory test results initially revealed marked hypokalemia and later confirmed associated hyperthyroidism. Correction of the hypokalemia reversed the patient's weakness in the emergency department.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-37 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Asian
- hypokalemia
- periodic paralysis
- thyrotoxicosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Emergency Medicine
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a pediatric patient. / Jones, Peter; Papadimitropoulos, Laura; Tessaro, Mark O.
In: Pediatric Emergency Care, Vol. 30, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 35-37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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